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about patrick Ptrick Roy...living legend How he started Patricks last moments patrick roy is a goalie he is a former Canadian ice hockey goaltender. Roy split his professional career between the Montreal Canadiens, whom he played with for 10 years, and Colorado Avalanche, whom he played with for 8 years, both of the National Hockey League. Roy won two Stanley Cups with each franchise. In 2004, Roy was selected as the greatest goaltender in NHL history by a panel of 41 writers, coupled with a simultaneous fan poll.[1] On November 13, 2006, Roy was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame.[2] He is the only player in NHL history to win the Conn Smythe Trophy (the award given to the most valuable player in the Stanley Cup playoffs) 3 times and also in different decades. Roy is widely credited with popularising the butterfly style of goaltending,[3] which has since become associated with goalies from Roy's native Quebec. Roy's #33 is retired by the Canadiens and Avalanche. He is currently the co-owner, general manager, and head coach of the Quebec Remparts of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. Patrick roy It was in 1984 that Roy made the jump to the NHL. He was selected 51st overall in the third round by the Montreal Canadiens. During the 1985-1986 season, Roy (like another great Montreal goalie Ken Dryden), won the starting job for the Canadiens right at the start of their playoff journey. At the age of 20, Roy lead them to a Stanley Cup victory and won himself the Conn Smythe trophy as the most valuable player along the way.The trophies kept coming for Roy as he won the William M. Jennings trophy in 1997, 1998, and 1999, and collected his first Vezina trophy in the 1989-1990 season. A second Stanley Cup and Conn Smythe trophy were added to his collection in the 1993 season where he nabbed 10 straight overtime playoff wins.An unexpected surprise hit the city of Montreal on December 2nd of 1995. The Detroit Red Wings were in town, and after Roy allowed 9 goals on 26 shots, head coach Mario Tremblay finally pulled Roy in the second period. Roy maintained that Tremblay left him in the game just to humiliate him and as he made his way down the bench, he told Tremblay, "It's my last game in Montreal," and it was.